Ornamental display or container structure



Nov. 3, 19142,

'wg R VAN wlNKLE I2,300,473 ORNAMENT@ DISPLAY on CONTAINER STRUCTURE Filed Feb. 2o; 419:49

l v- Sheets-Sheet L PI w.'R. vAN wlNKL-E- ORNMENTAL DISPLAY OR CONTAINER Sv'IlRUCTURE` Nov. 3, 1942.

F11-ved Feb. 2o, 1939 3- Sheets-Sheet 3 Patented Nov. 3, 1942 ORNAMENTAL DISPLAY OR CONTAINER A l 'STRUCTURE William R. Van Winkle, Marion, Ind., assignor` to Indiana Fibre Products Company, Marion, Inda,

a corporation l Application February 20, 1939, Serial No. 257,326

(Cl. 22S-4.5)

2 Claims.

consists in the utilization of corrugated board and herein the same is preferably, but not necessarily directed to what is termed single face corrugated board.

Single face corrugated board, as the term is herein employed, as well as in the paperboard industry, is intended to comprehend a paper board material having a flat sheet, commonly called the liner, and the corrugated sheet, commonly called the corrugated layer, lthe two being adhesively or otherwise suitably secured together, the liner sheet maintaining the corrugations in their proper spaced relation.

Since this material boardly is old and well known in the art, no further reference thereto will be had to its production. However, it is not to be understood that by the following description, referring to single face corrugated board, that double face corrugated board cannot be successfully employed as well for the invention readily lends itself to the same. Double face corrugated board includes two spaced liners between which is secured the corrugated layer. Corrugated board may be of additional layer character as is well known in the art of corrugated manufacture.

The present invention provides,y however, that when double corrugated board is employed, the container or display is of relatively light weight yet has the strength of almost solid board of similar thickness or caliper. Furthermore, corrugated board when employed in the present' invention, as hereinafter pointed out, has two functions, the first of which is common to all corrugated board, to-wit, its cushioning orshock absorbing power. The second function which single face corrugated has when utilized as hereinafter described', is that the exterior of the display or container device presents an ornamented surface which readily lends 'itself to the reception of uniquev and distinctive advertising display and legending.

The chief feature of the inventionbasically is the utilization of corrugated board to form a tubular formation and the slitting of the corrugated layer and all other layers exteriorly of an inner liner layer and then the inturning on the liner of the slit end portion, two adjacent longitudinal ends of the board being in substantial abutting relation and suitably secured in that 4relation to form rthetubular formation.

Other objects and features vwill beset forth more-fully hereinafter in the following description, and will also be readily apparent from an examination ofthe several figures of the drawings, wherein several embodiments ofthe invention are illustrated by way of example only.

The full nature of the invention will be understood from 'the accompanying drawings andthe 'following description and claims: if

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one embodiment ofthe invention.

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view throughfthe same.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional viewk through the container type embodiment of the invention shown in Figs. 1 and 2,- the article being omitted therefrom. f

Fig. 4 is an elevational bodiment of the invention.

` Fig. 5 is a vertical sectinal-view through the vview of another em- Fig, 6 is a central sectional view through a thirdrembodiment of the invention.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 and of a still further form of the invention. v e

Fig. 8 is a view similar to Figs. 6 and '7 and of a still further -embodiment of theinvention.

Fig. 9 is a sectional view similar to Figs. 6fto"8 and of a still further embodiment of the inven- In Figs.l 6 to 9 inclusiveythe articles Vor contents are shown in elevation.v e

Fig. 10is a perspective view of a portionof a single face corrugated board,.preliminary to fina] formation into tubular form. e i

Fig. 1l is a sectional View of a portion of a modified form of the invention lookingat the rinterior of the same.

Fig. 12 is aview similar toFigs. l0 and 1l and of another and modied form `of single facelcorrugated board. i l

Fig. 13' is a topplan viewl of amodied form of the invention.`

Fig. 14 is -a similar view showing the same partially collapsed.

Fig. 15 is a vertical sectional view taken on line I--I5 of Fig. 14 and in the direction of the arrows.

In Fig. 2 of the drawings, A indicates an article such as a bottle, or the like. I0 indicates the interiorly positioned liner layer and I I indicates the relatively exteriorly positioned corrugated layer. It will be noted the corrugations are substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of th container structure.

Reference will be had noW more particularly to Fig. 10. In this ligure, the numeral I0 indicates the liner layer and I I the corrugated layer. Adjacent each end and substantially transverse to the direction of corrugations and to the longitudinal axis of the container-see Fig. 2-is a` slit arrangement I3. This slit arrangement I3. adjacent each end provides end portions I 4 of corrugated character supported by the liner portions I5. 'Ihe slit I3 merely severs the corrugations but ldoes not sever the liner and consequently the liner I0 as at I6 may serve as a hinge connection.

The strip of corrugated board cut to proper size and properly slit as by parallel slits I3, is arranged in tubularAformation and secured in said relation by suitable means. Herein-see Fig. 3, a strip of vgummed tape or paper tape II overlapsthe adj acent; ends I 8 -which are substantially abutting lof the tubular container.

VIn certainrv forms of the invention, this strip I'I is adhesively secured to one liner and is adapt- Yed to have its exposed end moistened and the Following the formation of the corrugated sheet into tubular formation, there is turned upwardly and inwardly the lower end portion laboutthe hinge I6. The upper edge of the corrugations on this inwardly directed portion providesua shoulder 20. An end closure in outline ,corresponding to the outline of the container for tubular formation may then beinserted from the upper end and engage said shoulder 20.4 YThis end closure is'herein illustrated as being of multiple layer construction. The lower layer 2I is of. single face corrugated character, thereby exposing a corrugated surface at this end. Superimposed layer Ibearing thereonrnay be a `double face corrugated layer ,22. i It will be noted-see Fg..2 -that thev twolayers are so arranged that the direction of corrugations is substantially transverse to each other. .V

If desired, this end closure construction may be inserted in a tubular,formationprior to the linturning before mentioned, and then following l inturning, the adjacentl edges may .be secured 'together by the stapling AI9, as illustrated. 'Ihe article or contents Amay be inserted into the Vcontainerfrom the upper end following which there is inserted a multiplelayer end closure inexteriorly exposed. This en d closure rests upon V the contents or article within the [container: L7 5.

,single face corrugated layer lhaving its corrugations a exposed outwardly and .the former having its corrugations concealed.

Then the upper end of the container is turned inwardly, as shown in Fig. 2, and this locks the upper closure in carton or package closing position, and the inturned ends may be suitably secured together, as indicated at I9, which is a representation of the exposed and inwardly directed ends of the clip or staple construction.

The resulting construction produces a container which is of highly ornamented character, the ends of which are protected and which container is of shock absorbing character. It will be readily apparent in the formation of the corrugated board, the desired advertising matter, legending and the like, may be printed on what will ultimately be the exterior surface of the container.

In Figs. 4 and 5 a modified form of the invention is illustrated and herein numerals of the series indicate like or similar parts. This form of the invention differs from that shown in Figs. 1 to 3 in that Figs. 1 to 3 disclose what may be termed a permanently sealed container. Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate a container of cover type, wherein the cover is readily removable. Herein the container is made of two sheets of corrugated paper board stock, one forming the bottom of the container and the other forming the top of the container. The bottom of the container includes the interior liner IIO and the relatively exterior corrugated layer III. The lower end thereof is slit as indicated at I3 in Fig. 10 and the inturned liner portion II5 lies adjacent the liner portion I I0, being hinged thereto as at I I6.

The corrugated inturned portion II4 provides a shoulder |20 adapted to support the end closure, the construction being substantially the same as the end closure shown in Fig. 2, to-wit,

a single face corrugated end closure I2I and the double faced corugated closure layer |22, the corrugations in the two layers being directed angularly of each other. The two adjacent ends of the corrugated layer :are ,brought together and suitably secured together in butt joint relation asbythe tape I I'I, the abutting ends being indi- -cated by the numeral I I8.

The top of the container shown in Figs. 4 and 5 is substantially the same as the bottom, to-wit, the same includes the inside liner I Illa, the relative jexterior corrugated outer layer IIIa, t e inwardly directed portion hingedly connected as at IIIal to the exterior construction and providing the interior liner portion II5a and the interior positioned, corrugated portion I Ida. The latter at its end provides a shoulder I2a. The upper end closure forming the closure for the top structure herein, is shown including an inner double face corrugated layer' I 22a and an outer I2Ia, the latter It is, of course, to be understood a single faced ycorrugated layer may be employed for layer |22 shown.A vThis en d closure is suitably secured to theinside liner.

secured to the interior liner; I I0,which is shown bearing at |25 upon the lower end closure of the .bottom structure, and the portion I24aprojects above the top |26 ofthe'bottom portion of the container. The top structure is adapted to tele- .scopicallyreceive the exposed portion |246@ and .thef` two corrugated portions peripherally abut each other in -the plane indicated byl the ynumeral I2 6. Iffdesired, theupper end closure may abut also the top of the innerA shell 124a, as indicated at 126a.

The foregoing construction, therefore, provides a cover type container or one wherein access is readily had to the interior of the container.

Reference now will be had to Fig. 6, and herein numerals of the `200 series indicate like or similar parts. In this form of the invention and associated therewith, there is illustrated a flower pot B. Herein 210 indicates the liner of the tubular formation, 211 the outer corrugated layer thereon,. 216 at each end indicating the hinge connection. The numerals 215 and 214 indicate the upper and lower inturned liner portions and corrugated portions, respectively, thereby providing parallel shoulders 220, as illustrated. The corrugated strip is arranged and secured in tubularV formation. It then has its lower inturned end directed inwardly and upwardly and secured at 219. Then the flower pot is inserted from the top. Thereafter the upper inturned end is turned inwardly and downwardly and secured as indicated at 219. This locks the flower pot within the display container which,

in the present instance, is of open end type.

For an understanding of the commercial use of this invention, the following is set forth by way of explanation only. Florists and the chain stores sell merely potted plants.. These stores would provide the sales person with a hand stapler and when a potted plant is purchased, the sales person would take the strip of material, such as shown in Fig. 10, turn the lower end inwardly, as shown in Fig. 6. When this was formed, the sales person would staple the lower end of the display, as indicated by 219, near the lower end of Fig. 6. The plant is inserted. Thereafter the sales person would turn inwardly the upper portion of the strip and, of course, this would not interfere with the plant stem or the like, and when this was turned inwardly, the sales person would staple or stitch the same in locked relation, as indicated by the numeral 219 at the upper portion of Fig. 6. It will be apparent that in this form of the inven'- tion, the bottom of the pot doesvnot engage the supporting surface upon which the tubular display vor container is adapted to bear upon.

In Fig. '7 there is illustrated a modified form of the display container. vention, numerals of the 300 series indicate like or similar parts. It is to be observed that in this form of the container, to effect a saving of board stock, the lower supporting shoulder is not formed by inturning a portion of .the main board or strip. In this form of the invention, strips are utilized, cut to size but upon the interiorA liner 311i there is secured a strip of corrugated vboard 321 forming an upper shoulder 323 upon which the flange of the flower pot B is adapted to bear. When such a strip of board material is secured as at 319 in tubular formation, the pot is inserted from the top and then the upper end of the strip is turned inwardly about the hinge 316 so that the liner 315 is immediately adjacent the liner portion 310 and the corrugated portion 314 forms the lower shoulder or pot retaining shoulder 320. The abutting edges of the strip are suitably secured together as by the means indicated at 319 at the top of .said figure.

This type of arrangement is such that it readily adapts itself to the formation of a display con- In this form of the intainer for relatively large'pots. It will be quite 75 apparent for large size flower pots thatv if the lower end of the stripwere: turned inwardly and outwardly an undue and unnecessary amount of board material would be required therefor. Herein such support indicated by the numeral 321, is of full peripheral character. It may be of segmental character, if desired.

l In Fig. 8 a further modified form of the in- Vention is illustrated. and this is substantially the same as that illustrated in Fig. 6 in .that the container contents, representing a vesselor the like, is suspendingly supported by the inturned portions turned inwardly and downwardly at the top of the tubular formation and inwardly and upwardly at the bottom of the tubular formation. Numerals of the 4.00 series indicate like or similar parts.

Herein the vessel indicated b-y the letter C `in Fig. 8 may represent a saucer, or the like. It may also represent a pie plate of metal or paper board stock. Thisform of the invention, it will be apparent, readily lends itself to the sanitary display of edible merchandise in that the pie within the pie plate C may be protected by a sheet of transparent covering, such as fCellophane, Lor the like, and which sheet would be engaged in the groove formed between and by the two shoulders 420. Since this form of 4dis-` play and sanitary packaging per se.V is. broadly old in the art, no further illustration or reference thereto is believed necessary. It will ,be apparent that in this form of the invention the bottom of the plate C is above the planer of the supporting surface so that if the contents of the pie should soak through the plate, .the same would not mar or disgure in any way such supporting surface.

Reference now will be had to Fig. 9. In this figure numerals of the 500 seriesxindicate like or similar parts. The container or display device is substantially of the same .character as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 8 in that it islformed from a single strip of single face corrugated board of the character shown in Fig. l0, the upper and lower ends of which are turned inwardly and towards each other. Herein the articles D are shown as including a `relatively large number of nested paper plates arranged in two groups, approximately one-half of them being arranged in the normal position and this being the lower half of the plates,` whereas the other half is arranged in inverted position and these constitute; the upper half of the plates, but the anges D' of said plates abut each other and the platesare held together and in unitary package formation by the inturned portions of the strip by the shoulders 520 thereof. A

In packaging plates of this general character, the strip is arranged in tubular formation with the lower inturned portion positioned inwardly and secured in tubular formation. Then the plates are inserted and rest on the lowermost shoulder 520. The upper portion of the strip then is turned inwardly so that the upper shoulder 520 bears on the uppermost flange D of the plates and thus the plates are. secured in assembled and packaged relation.

It will be understood that the embodiments of the invention shown in Figs. 6 to 9,` inclusi-ve, constitute only a few of the main applications of the invention.

In Fig. 11 there is illustrated a modified formv `edge 600.

tively exterior corrugated layer, 6| 5 indicates the .hinge portion between the `liner llillandA the liner SI5. 6M indicateslthe inturned corrugated portion. The lower edge of. the inturned portion is indicated by the numeral 680.' Herein there is provided a pair of parallel slitsv'l and 602 between the hinge conection 6 I6 and the free The corrugated material indicated by the-numeral 603 .between these slits GBI, and .602, may be mashed so they overlap one another'asindi- -cated at 604 or if desired, they may be removed from the liner portion E l 5. In either'event, there is provided by the parallel edges .Band 6,06 of the corrugated portion 6M and formedanddefined by said slits 60| and .602, respectively, a groove adapted to receive an end closure, or the like, such as illustrated in Figs. 2.or 5, or an article or thelike, such as. illustrated in Figs. 6 to 9, inclusive. q

Referring again to Fig. 2,.the same is intended to illustrate a further modified formof .the invention. As illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5, apartable container is separable at |26. However, herein anrinner member |24 is employed. Whenever the article is such that it occupies Aatleast at one transverse section the entire available area, the container may be parted or madeV in twovpieces, the adjacent open ends abutting as indicated bythe broken line E in Fig. 1. To secure the portions together,.a ,seal F may be employed. This is applied externally of thecontainer. r.

Reference now will be had to 12. Heref in numerals of the sevenhundred series indicate like or similar parts. As illustrated, there issecured to liner 'H0 the corrugated portion 'lll and the end may be formed as indicatedat- 'H3 to H6, inclusive. The opposite end includes portion 124a, the same constituting an extended and uncovered portion ofthe liner. This portion 124e. is termed the tube extension end.V Use .of board of this character eliminates the necessity for using the.extra member l24, see. Figs. 4

and 5. f

Referencenow will be had to Figs. 13 to 15, inclusive, andherein numerals of the eight hundred series designate like or similarparts. That .portion of the container selected for exemplication herein isbroadly similar to thelower portion of the container shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

The corrugated board is of the character il- .lustrated'in Fig. 12 in that the upper open end isdened by the upwardly directed liner portion 824a. .The liner near its lower end forms hinge 8|6 connecting inturned portions 814 and SI5 to the main body portion. The upper free end B2i) of the inturned portion forms a stop for the botvtom closure.. A strip of tape 818 interiorly or the liner unites the adjacent ends I l in abutting relation. ,l l,

Closure 82| herein includes a sheet of double face board, the corrugations at the portion 82M of the liner 810 .being severed and preferably transverse to the `beiiattened or collapsedwith the-.closure'folded upon itself soV that the container.l can be'shipped flat. To assemble and erect, thisattened container is positioned as shown in Figs. 14 and 15. Then the closure elevated portions are depressed until. the vperipheral edges seat upon shoulder 820; When this is accomplished the container will be sustained in erected position.

While theinventionhas been illustrated and described in great detail in the drawings and foregoing description, ythe same is to be considered as illustrative and not restrictive in character..

The several modifications 'described herein as wellas others which will readily. suggest themselves to persons skilled in this art, all are considered tobe within the broad scope of the invention, reference being had to the appended claims.

, The invention claimed is:

1. An ornamental container arrangementin- .cluding a sheet of corrugated paper boardsuitably joined end to end for tubular formation and ycontent envelopment, said board having at least a liner layer interiorly of a corrugated layer, the corrugated layer being slit transverse to the axis of the tubular formation, the slit defined end portion of said layer and the liner portion secured thereto being turned inwardly at the slit portion, the liner layer at the slit constituting the hinge connection only, the inturned portion of the corrugated layer forming a retaining shoulder of appreciable width within the tubular formation and at the side wall thereof when adjacent liner portions are in contact, the opposite end of the board having its inner liner extended beyond the adjacent edge of the corrugated layer forming a tubular end extension therefor.

2. A two-part container including a pair of superposed container arrangements, one container arrangement including a sheet of corrugated paper board suitably joined end to end for tubular `formation and content envelopment, said board having at least a liner layer interiorly of a corrugated layer, the corrugated layer being slit vtransverse to the axis of the tubular formation,

the slit dened end portion of said layer and the liner portion secured thereto being turned inwardly at the slit portion, the linerlayer at the slit constituting the hinge connection, the inturned portion of the corrugated layer forming an inwardly extending retaining shoulder of appreciable width within the tubular formation at the interior side wall thereof when the inturned liner portion engages the adjacent liner portion, the other containerv arrangement including a sheet of corrugated paper boardsuitably joined end to end for tubular formation and content ,envelopmenta said board having at least a liner layer interiorly of a corrugated layer, the cor- .rugated layer being slit transverse to the axis of the second tubular formation, the slit defined end portionof said layer and the liner portionse- Acured thereto being turned inwardly at the slit t portion, the liner layerat the slit constituting .the hinge connection, the inturned corrugated portion forming a retaining shoulder of appreci- Yable width vwithin the second tubular formation,

the opposite end of the board having its inner liner. extended appreciably beyond the adjacent edge of the corrugated layer forming a smooth Itube end therefor, thefirst mentioned container arrangement opposite end telescopically receiving the smooth tube end of the second mentioned container arrangement.

v.wnmAM R. VAN WINKLE. 

